One of the first images from the next James Bond movie, Skyfall, has arrived, featuring Daniel Craig poolside.
Skyfall is directed by Sam Mendes arrives November 09, 2012.
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I love James Bond, up until Daniel Craig. I enjoy *all* of the previous Bonds. I went from hating “View to a Kill” to having it be one of my favorites (thank you, Christopher Walken). I even learned to like (not love) “Die Another Day”. The only movie, up until Craig, that I don’t like at all is “The World Is Not Enough,” but it does have a pretty great opening.
I just have not been able to warm up to the latest Bond… at all. Yes, “Casino Royale” had a cool opening sequence, but that was it for me. I have a lot of objections (one of the biggest being that they are playing Texas Hold-Em… sooooo exotic). But it boils down to this: we already have Jason Bourne. I want the fun back. I want the gadgets back. And this one image says to me that the major concern for the producers nowadays is sex appeal, but without the grace or savoir-faire. This is supposed to be cool? Like “spy movie” cool? All I see is butt-cheeks. And that sums up the new Bond for me… a Ken doll in a CG world. Craig is very cute and all, but to me, he’s more like a placeholder. A mannequin dressed up in play clothes that could be replaced by any other “hot” actor “property.”
Maybe “Skyfall” will make me a believer. I will try to hold out a degree of hope.